
Specific objectives of the FREEWAT project are: Tools to perform model calibration, sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantifications.Īdditional tools for general GIS operations to prepare input data, and post-processing functionalities (module OAT – Observation and Analysis Tool).įREEWAT aims at promoting water resource management by simplifying the application of the Water Framework Directive and other EU water related Directives. Simulation of models related to the hydrological cycle and water resources management: flow models, transport models, crop growth models, management and optimization models (also related to irrigation management and rural issues). Tools for the analysis, interpretation and visualization of hydrogeological and hydrochemical data and quality issues, also focusing on advanced time series analysis, embedded in akvaGIS module. In this framework, the following tool classifications can be defined: If you wish your FREEWAT-related work to be accessible through our website, please write to composite plugin, FREEWAT is designed as a modular ensemble of different tools: some of them can be used independently, while some modules require the preliminary execution of other tools. We welcome adding to our webpage papers, technical reports or abstracts of MSc thesis describing work or research done using FREEWAT. You can find an updated list of open access peer-reviewed papers, conference papers and MSc thesis on FREEWAT at the following links: Integrating free and open source tools and distributed modelling codes in GIS environment for data-based groundwater management, Environmental Modelling & Software, 107:210-230

Rossetto, R., De Filippis, G., Borsi, I., Foglia, L., Cannata, M., Criollo, R., Vázquez-Suñé, E., 2018.

Should you be using FREEWAT for your work or research, whenever you need to cite the software, please use the following citation:

If you are interested in water management and in simulation tools (and you are especially dealing with groundwater management) please visit the Software and Training page of this web site.įREEWAT is conceived as a composite plugin for the well-known QGIS ( )GIS open source desktop software. FREEWAT ( FREE and open source software tools for WATer resource management) is an HORIZON 2020 project financed by the EU Commission under the call WATER INNOVATION: BOOSTING ITS VALUE FOR EUROPE.įREEWAT main result is an open source and public domain GIS integrated modelling environment (the FREEWAT platform) for the simulation of water quantity and quality in surface water and groundwater with an integrated water management and planning module.
